According to Briauna Brown of CBS News, Harrison had a private roundtable discussion with media members Monday, and he doubled down on his decision to make the controversial trade, saying: "There's no regrets on the trade. Part of it is doing the best thing for the Mavs."

Harrison held a news conference on Tuesday in which attendance was limited and recording devices were prohibited.

After months of endless Chicken Little-ing about the NBA's early-season ratings challenges, the league's most vocal critics have little to crow about as the playoffs get underway, since overall TV deliveries were largely of a piece with last year's numbers.